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All about me , the Globe Theater, and the Elizabethan time period!

All about me , the Globe Theater, and the Elizabethan time period!. Date of Birth: April 23, 1564. Place of Birth: Stratford-on-Avon. Fam ily information: middle class; father – John; mother – Mary Arden; -Father- ale taster, mayor . Educat ion: King’s New School from ages 7-14.

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All about me , the Globe Theater, and the Elizabethan time period!

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  1. All about me, the Globe Theater, and the Elizabethan time period!

  2. Date of Birth: April 23, 1564 Place of Birth: Stratford-on-Avon Family information: middle class; father – John; mother – Mary Arden; -Father- ale taster, mayor Education: King’s New School from ages 7-14

  3. Married: Anne Hathaway in 1582 Why? Pregnancy He wasn’t happy and left her in Stratford Had 3 children together – Susana, Judith, and Hamnet "Did my heart love till now Forswear it, sight!/ For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night."

  4. The Lost Years The First Lost Years 1578-1582 This is the time between leaving school and ending the marriage with Anne. No documents are left! The Second Lost Years 1582-1592 All we have from this time are 2 baptism records from his children and a court land dispute.

  5. From Costumes to Closing…. The Bubonic Plague 1592 Elaborate costumes and few sets

  6. More Facts Cometh! Before Writing He Worked as a: teacher, law clerk, and actor 37 Worked and Lived in London for 23 Years Tragedies, comedies, histories, romances AND OTHERS SUCH AS: sonnets, 2 narrative poems

  7. 1st Theater in London The Globe, 1599 Location: Liberties Liberties: Outside City Jurisdiction Description: Open, Partially Roofed, 3-sided stage, 3 part stage, most people stood to watch Groundlings: Stinkards, Penny Knaves Burned Down: 1613 by a cannon The Theater, 1576

  8. More About the Globe! • 2500-3000 people in the audience • How much? 1¢ (sometimes more) to attend • General Atmosphere: Rowdy! • Significance of Flag: To indicate performance and advertise play to come!

  9. About the Company and Actors! 5-6 shows per week Actors in constant rehearsal Shakespeare’s Theatrical Company! Lord Chamberlain’s Men (to 1603) – after King’s Men

  10. The Elizabethan Time Period Queen: Elizabeth I 1533-1603 OPEN SEWERS EXTREME POVERTY 1 in 10 children died Qualities: Virgin Queen Shrewd Leader Time of exploration, science, arts Early version of a feminist: She didn’t want men telling her what to do! King: King James I (King James Bible) 1533-1603

  11. Died: April 23, 1616 First Folio: 1623 Cause of Death: Unknown Illness Good friend for Jesus sake forbearTo dig the dust enclosed here!Blest be the man that spares these stones,And curst be he that moves my bones.

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